Justice Dept. Sues Google over Digital Advertising Dominance
(AP) The Justice Department and eight states filed an antitrust suit against Google on Tuesday, seeking to shatter its alleged monopoly on the entire ecosystem of online advertising as a hurtful burden to advertisers,...
Soros Spent $40M Electing Prosecutors Who Disregard Law and Order
(Ezekiel Loseke, Headline USA) Infamous oligarch George Soros spent $40 million on electing prosecuting attorneys who will not enforce the law, in yet another example of him purchasing government offices to undermine the American way of life.
Soros spent $40...
Anti-Gold Bias: The Big Secret Wall Street DOESN’T Want You to Know
(Stefan Gleason, Money Metals News Service) Last year was one of the worst on record for a conventional stock and bond portfolio. The major stock and bond market indexes both fell by double digits.
Investors who...
Federal Reserve and the Markets in Standoff on Rate Hikes
(AP) Sooner or later, either Wall Street or the Federal Reserve has to blink.
Nearly a year into the Fed’s drive to quash inflation by hiking interest rates at a blistering pace, investors still don’t...
CBO Projects Social Security Funds to Be Exhausted by 2033 without Changes
(The Center Square) Fresh projections from the Congressional Budget Office show the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund would be exhausted by 2033 if benefits are paid as scheduled.
In January, Social Security beneficiaries got an 8.7%...
Senators Grill Ticketmaster After Taylor Swift Fiasco
(AP) Senators grilled Ticketmaster Tuesday, questioning whether the company's dominance in the ticketing industry led to its spectacular breakdown last year during a sale of Taylor Swift concert tickets.
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar, a Minnesota...
Hazing Suit at Bowling Green Ends with Nearly $3M Settlement
(AP) The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green State University to settle its hazing-related lawsuit, according to an agreement...
Debt Ceiling Theater
(American Institute for Economic Research) It’s time again for Debt Ceiling Theater. Since 1940, Americans have typically caught this show just about every eight months. The actors and dialogue change, but the characters and...
What Would an Early Biden Departure Mean for Markets?
(Clint Siegner, Money Metals News Service) Joe Biden entered the Oval Office with relatively low approval ratings. The botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, an economy in decline, rising consumer prices, and potential scandals simmering in the...
Is Tipping Getting Out of Control? Many Consumers Say Yes
(AP) Across the country, there's a silent frustration brewing about an age-old practice that many say is getting out of hand: tipping.
Some fed-up consumers are posting rants on social media complaining about tip requests...
